Advanced Enzyme
Advanced Enzyme is the largest Indian enzyme company engaged in the research and development, manufacturing, and marketing of over 400 proprietary products. It primarily caters to customers in the US and Indian markets through its human nutrition, animal nutrition, and bio-processing segments.
Advanced Enzyme website: www.advancedenzymes.com
Ahluwalia Contracts
Ahluwalia Contracts was founded in 1965 as a civil engineering & construction company. Today, Ahluwalia is one of India’s top-5 contractors focused on buildings and factories. They design and construct hotels, hospitals, educational institutions, corporate head offices & other office buildings, IT/ITES offices, high-end residential apartment blocks and malls. Ahluwalia also builds factories, civil structures for power-plants, metro-stations, airport terminals and sports-stadiums.
Ahluwalia website: www.acilnet.com
AIA Engineering
AIA Engineering specialises in the design, development, manufacture, installation and servicing of high chromium wear, corrosion and abrasion resistant castings used in the cement, mining and thermal power generation industries. In this industry, AIA is largest player in India and the second largest globally.
AIA website: www.aiaengineering.com
Amara Raja
Amara Raja Batteries Limited (Amara) is India’s second largest lead acid battery company. Amara’s storage batteries cover a broad spectrum of applications such as automotive (for both OEM and replacement market), power back-up and industrial. From a standing start in 2000, Amara’s Amaron brand has built a credible #2 position in the attractive automotive lead acid battery market with sharp focus and disciplined execution.
Amara website: www.amararajabatteries.com
Berger Paints
Berger is India’s second largest paints company. Berger sells its decorative paints across India under well-known brands such as Lewis Berger, Rangoli, Weathercoat and Illusions.
Berger website: www.bergerpaints.com
Cera Sanitaryware
Cera Sanitaryware is a leading ‘bathroom products’ company in India. The company sells sanitaryware, faucets and tiles under the ‘Cera’ brand.
Cera website: www.cera-india.com
DB Corp
DB Corp Limited (DB Corp) is India’s largest regional language print media company. DB Corp publishes newspapers in Hindi, Gujarati and Marathi languages, and is either #1 or credible #2 in most markets that it operates. In addition to the newspapers, DB Corp also operates an FM radio network and web portals.
DB Corp website: www.bhaskarnet.com
Elgi Equipments
Elgi Equipments Limited is a leading air compressor manufacturer in India with a broad line of innovative and technologically superior compressed air systems. Elgi has earned worldwide distinction for designing sustainable solutions that help companies achieve their productivity goals and keep the cost of ownership low. Elgi offers a complete range of compressed air solutions from oil-lubricated and oil-free rotary screw compressors, oil-lubricated and oil-free reciprocating compressors and centrifugal compressors, to dryers, filters and downstream accessories. The company’s portfolio of over 400 products has found wide application across industries.
Elgi website: www.elgi.com
Genpact
Genpact is India’s leading provider of Business Process Outsourcing services. Genpact primarily serves clients in the US, UK, Australia and Japan, including more than 100 of the Fortune 500 companies, from a global network of delivery locations.
Genpact website: www.genpact.com
Havells
Havells is India’s leading consumer-electricals brand with products ranging across switchgear, cables & wires, motors, fans, CFL/LED lamps, luminaires, switches, water heaters and domestic appliances. Havells entered large home appliances market (primarily air conditioners) by acquiring Lloyd in mid-2017.
Havells website: www.havells.com
Info Edge
Info Edge is India’s premier on-line classifieds business. Info Edge runs India’s leading job site www.naukri.com, where it has consistently maintained a dominant competitive position. Its real estate portal www.99acres.com is the leader in India’s nascent on-line real estate classifieds space. Info Edge also has investments in Zomato and Policybazaar.
Info Edge website: www.infoedge.in
Jyothy Labs
Jyothy Labs Limited (JLL) was founded by MP Ramachandran in Kerala in 1983. Today, JLL is a leading player in India in fabric care, dishwashing, household insecticides and personal care categories. JLL’s key brands – Ujala (#1 in fabric whitener), Exo and Pril (#2 in dishwashing bar and dishwashing liquid respectively), Maxo (#3 in mosquito repellents) and Margo (leader in a niche category in ‘natural’ bath soap) – have been built organically as well as through the 2011 acquisition of Henkel India.
Jyothy Labs website: www.jyothylabs.com
Matrimony
Matrimony.com Ltd (Matrimony) delivers matchmaking services to its users in India and the Indian diaspora outside India through its websites, mobile sites and mobile apps complemented by its on-the-ground network in India. Matrimony is the leader in matchmaking services in India with ~60% revenue share and operates 300+ community matrimony sites and 15 regional matrimony sites.
Matrimony website: www.matrimony.com
MRF
MRF Limited (MRF) is India’s largest tyre company, both by revenue and profit. It has the most diversified product portfolio among the domestic tyre makers, which caters to all segments of the auto industry.
MRF website: www.mrftyres.com
NRB Bearings
NRB Bearings Ltd (NRB), incorporated in 1965 is an anti-friction bearing solution provider with leadership in needle roller bearings for automotive applications in India. In addition, NRB also sells cylindrical bearings to automotive industry. NRB’s product portfolio consists of over 3000 products which are used in critical applications across two wheelers, cars, commercial vehicles and farm equipment. NRB sells primarily to the automotive OEMs in India and has a growing presence in international markets and replacement market in India.
NRB website: www.nrbbearings.com
Page Industries
Page Industries is the exclusive licensee of Jockey International for manufacture and distribution of the Jockey brand in India and Sri Lanka. It manufactures, distributes, and markets products for the whole family – Men, women, and children. Since entering India in 1995, Page has built Jockey into an aspirational and best-performing innerwear brand.
Page Industries website: www.jockeyindia.com
Ratnamani
Ratnamani Metals and Tubes Limited (‘Ratnamani’) manufactures a wide range of seamless and welded tubes and pipes of various materials like stainless steel and carbon steel. Ratnamani’s products are used in high-pressure, high-temperature applications in refineries, petrochemical plants and power plants.
Ratnamani website: www.ratnamani.com
Sundaram Finance
Sundaram Finance Limited (Sundaram) is one of India’s oldest, most trusted and prudently managed NBFCs. Founded in 1954 with a focus on truck finance, Sundaram has since widened its scope to include lending for purchase of cars, construction equipment, tractors and other commercial vehicles. Through its subsidiaries, Sundaram is also present in home loans, general insurance and asset management.
Sundaram website: www.sundaramfinance.in
Supreme
Supreme is India’s leading plastics products company. It has a diversified product portfolio across plastic pipes and fittings, industrial, consumer and packaging divisions. In addition, it owns 30% of Supreme Petrochem, India’s largest polystyrene manufacturer.
Supreme website: www.supreme.co.in
Thermax
Thermax, founded in 1966, is one of the oldest and most well-regarded engineering and capital goods major and is headquartered in Pune, India. It operates through three business segments: Energy, Environment, and Chemical. Thermax manages its business operations through 29 international offices and 14 manufacturing facilities.
Thermax website: www.thermaxglobal.com
Triveni Turbine
Triveni Turbine is a leading industrial steam turbine manufacturer. It has a dominant market share of over 60% in India in sub-30MW steam turbines .It also has a strong export business in Europe, Africa, Central and Latin America, SE Asian and SAARC countries.
Triveni Turbine website: www.triveniturbines.com
TTK Prestige
TTK Prestige is India’s largest kitchen products company. It sells a wide range of products such as pressure cookers, cookware and small domestic appliances under the well-known ‘Prestige’ brand, through its extensive distribution network across India.
TTK Prestige website: www.ttkprestige.com
V-Guard
V-Guard Industries is a leading player in the consumer electricals industry in India. V-Guard’s product portfolio includes voltage stabilizers (in which it is the market leader in India), cables, fans, geysers, pumps and inverters. The company sells its product under the ‘V-Guard’ brand.
V-Guard website: www.vguard.in
Vaibhav
Vaibhav Global (‘VGL’) is a retailer of fashion and lifestyle accessories in the US, UK, and Germany. VGL primarily sells its products to consumers through TV shopping channels and over the Internet.
Vaibhav Global website: www.vaibhavglobal.com
Voltamp Transformers
Voltamp is India’s leading manufacturer of transformers for industrial and building applications. Voltamp mostly sells to private sector projects (buildings and factories), offering a full product-range spanning both oil-filled and dry-type transformers.
Voltamp website: www.voltamptransformers.com
WNS
WNS is a leading Business Process Outsourcing service provider. WNS primarily serves clients in travel, financial services, healthcare, utilities and manufacturing industries in the UK, US, and Australia, from a global network of delivery locations.
WNS website: www.wns.com
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Carborundum Universal
Carborundum Universal Limited (CUMI) is India’s leading manufacturer of bonded and coated abrasives. CUMI also manufactures technical ceramics that operate under extreme conditions and are subjected to high temperature, high voltage, chemical corrosion or physical wear-and-tear. CUMI has built a sizeable international business as well, both organically and through acquisitions.
CUMI website: www.cumi-murugappa.com/index.html
Exide
Exide Industries Limited (Exide) is India’s largest lead acid battery company. Exide’s storage batteries cover a broad spectrum of applications such as automotive (for both OEM and replacement market), power back-up and industrial. With geographically distributed manufacturing plants at strategic locations, pan-India sales and service network, well-known brands, and backward integration for lead sourcing, Exide has built a strong consumer franchise in India.
Exide website: www.exideindustries.com
GESCO
Great Eastern Shipping (‘GESCO’) is the largest private sector shipping company in India. The company has two main businesses: shipping and offshore. The shipping business is involved in transportation of crude oil, petroleum products, gas and dry bulk commodities. The offshore business, conducted through GESCO’s wholly owned subsidiary Greatship (India) Limited, helps oil companies in conducting oil exploration and production activities in shallow waters.
GESCO website: www.greatship.com
Kirloskar Oil Engines
Kirloskar Oil Engines Limited (KOEL) is India’s leading manufacturer of off-highway engines, covering a power range of 3hp to 11,000hp. The primary application of KOEL’s engines is in its ‘Kirloskar GREEN’ branded generator-sets, which is India’s largest selling genset brand. KOEL’s engines are also used in industrial & construction machinery, tractors, agricultural pumpsets and marine applications.
KOEL website: koel.kirloskar.com
KKCL
Kewal Kiran Clothing Limited (‘KKCL’) is a marketer of branded apparel in India. KKCL designs, manufactures and sells apparel under the ‘Killer’, ‘Integriti’, ‘LawmanPg3’ and ‘Easies’ brand names, which address a number of market segments in mid-priced denim, casual wear, club wear and semi-formal apparel. KKCL’s products are sold through multi-brand apparel outlets, department stores, online and through KKCL’s specialty retail network.
KKCL website: www.kewalkiran.com
Lovable
Lovable Lingerie Ltd (LLL) manufactures and markets women’s branded innerwear in India. LLL has two major brands – Lovable (premium brand launched in 1995) and Daisy Dee (mid-market brand launched in 2005).
LLL website: www.lovableindia.in
Mastek
Mastek is a global software solutions and systems integration service provider which designs, develops, integrates and maintains business applications.
Mastek website: www.mastek.com
Shree Cement
Shree Cement is India’s most efficient cement producer, with a proven track record of low-cost operations and timely capacity expansion. Shree enjoys a leadership position in the North Indian cement market.
Shree Cement website: www.shreecement.in
Sun TV
Sun TV Network is the leading regional language cable / satellite TV broadcaster in three of the four states in South India, and a strong #2 player in the fourth state. It operates over 20 channels that offer general entertainment, movies, news, kids and music programming in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam languages. In addition, it produces movies and operates over 40 radio stations in India.
Sun TV website: www.sunnetwork.in
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Just Dial
Just Dial (JD) is India’s leading local search firm. JD’s platform has listings of tens of millions of local SMEs and their products/services, augmented with verified location/contact information and consumer ratings. Consumers can search this database across multiple channels such as voice-calls, sms, PC internet, mobile internet and mobile app in a seamless manner, enabling them to find relevant local vendors in a timely manner for their diverse requirements. For most local SMEs, running campaigns on JD is their primary and most effective lead generation channel. JD also offers ‘search plus’ services, wherein consumers can complete bookings and purchases on JD’s platform.
Just Dial website: www.justdial.com
Mindtree
MindTree is India’s leading mid-tier IT Services company, with deep expertise in its chosen set of industry verticals (Travel/Hospitality, Retail/CPG, BFSI, High-tech) and service offerings (Digital Transformation, Infrastructure Management, Testing, ERP, Engineering Services).
Mindtree website: www.mindtree.com
TCNS Clothing
TCNS Clothing is India’s leading women’s ethnic branded apparel business. Founded in 2002, TCNS has built category leading brands in W and Aurelia. TCNS has widespread distribution, with its products retailed at thousands of exclusive outlets large format stores, in addition to multi-brand outlets and online.
TCNS website: wforwoman.com
Thyrocare
Thyrocare Technologies (‘Thyrocare’) is a leading provider of pathology lab testing services in India. Thyrocare’s 100% owned subsidiary Nueclear Healthcare Limited (‘Nueclear’) provides whole-body scans for cancer-related testing.
Thyrocare website: www.thyrocare.com